diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 06e629fb3..4e0dd2c26 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
         <maven-surefire-plugin.version>3.2.5</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
         <jacoco-maven-plugin.version>0.8.11</jacoco-maven-plugin.version>
         <nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>1.6.13</nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>
-        <maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.6.0</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
+        <maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.11.1</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
         <maven-source-plugin.version>3.3.1</maven-source-plugin.version>
         <maven-gpg-plugin.version>3.2.1</maven-gpg-plugin.version>
         <junit.version>5.10.0</junit.version>